Who is Super Scout Productions? They make the Nigerian prince scam look totally brilliant in comparison...
I have attempted to approach Super Scout (hereinafter AltAxanar) to find out more about them, offering to list their 'alternative' Star Trek: Axanar at Star Trek Reviewed. (No, I did not seriously think they were making a film, but I figured that the best way to get information was to pretend to be taken in.)
A very large percent (every one I can remember, but my memory is not perfect) of new groups trying to create fan films are thrilled to be 'included' in my listing. Not AltAxanr.
They dodged my question about whether their film was going to be live action or animation. They replied, "mixed media." So I asked if that meant they were going to use audio and comic books as well. At that point, they refused to answer any further questions.
When I asked for their location, they said that was "TOP SECRET" (their caps). I showed them my Fan Filmmakers map and told them I had never found any other group that refused to tell me their location. That's true, but I do have one false location on my map for one production which is posting from a totalitarian nation which was part of the former Soviet Union. I did that on their request.
I told AltAxanar that since they were refusing to answer my questions I would store the information I had about them in my 'to be sorted' list, since I was not confident that 'mixed media' was really going to include film or audio.
Some other posters have been told that AltAxanar will not be seeking funds. AltAxanar has responded to others with attacks on Terry and Alec's team. I had assumed they were hoping to run a fundraiser claiming to be the Alec Peters Axanar, but were caught before they could fool anyone.
Anyway, that's what I have on them.
Yeah, they're an obvious attempt to troll, but will be dealt with (not that they'll have any choice in the matter) soon enough. In the meantime I'm not concerned with anything that person is doing -- they would seem to know what lines they can and cannot cross for the moment until our nuke is delivered. =P
@Terry - if after the meeting you can illuminate more on the Gossett Facebook comments (appreciate your chat may be personal/off the record), I for one would welcome. Frankly, I don't understand what he's saying, other than Axanar continuing to seek funding, and he and a lot of cohorts have left since Prelude. Which may be understandable if shooting has been pushed back.
Here's my opinion on this situation and situations like this in general -- one or more people are butthurt for their own reasons and if they 'had something' they wouldn't be all coy about it with 'oh, you'll find out soon' or 'contact me for more info.' That doesn't make sense on any level -- if a person knew of some kind of wrongdoing then just come out with it so that everyone be aware. We are doing a fundraiser right now, so if someone had interest in protecting donors then this would seem to be the perfect time, right? I think we all know that it's just nonsense and my money is on there just being a personality conflict, some hard feelings, and that the world will spin on regardless.
In the end, Christian left Axanar for the reasons that he stated publicly last May on his Facebook page, unless that post was in error, because that's all of the information that I have to work from. It was his choice to move on to another opportunity, and we all wish him the very, very best, because that sounds super exciting. But, with that said, Axanar HQ learned of his departure the same way everyone else did... via a Facebook post. Could there be more to it? Sure, that seems reasonable. Might he and Alec have developed a bit of a feud or resentment or whatever for whatever reason? Sure, that seems reasonable. Has anyone on the Axanar team done anything stupid with funds? Of course not. So, logically (and I don't use that word ironically) this all seems to me to be a personal thing... someone (or some people) are maybe pissed, butthurt, or otherwise bent out of shape, and the outlet to vent their feelings is talking nonsense. Does that mean that person (or people) are bad? Of course not. Hey, we all lose our cool sometimes and say some crazy sh*t that we might later regret, but there's a pretty big line between 'they're buttheads neener neener' and intimating that there's some kind of potential criminal activity.
Again, I recommend that everyone just use common sense. Now, with this all said, Chris may very will not want to meet with me next week, and that's fine, because I think that I've made it clear here that I'm not going to be swayed by he-said/he-said kind of stuff -- I don't care about schoolyard nonsense. I have work to do! =P I still like Chris very much. I still consider Chris a friend. I still wish Chris only the very best in life and in his profession. Why, because I fundamentally respect the man. That said, I do regret that there might me drama, because we are/were so close as a team and now we're not -- it was like losing a family member in a way and that made many of us very shocked and then sad when he departed.
Also, with all of that said, I can count on one hand the number of team and crew that aren't going to be working on the feature who did work on Prelude to Axanar, and those people are:
Christian -- (director and co-writer) took another opportunity to direct a feature film.
Makeup Effects Lab -- (makeup and hair) their bid was just too expensive for us and they wouldn't 'haggle', so we had to part ways.
Frank Zanka -- (line producer) we went with a line producer on the feature that worked on the canon VOY and ENT series.
Jhennifer Webberley -- (co-producer) it's my understanding that she left when Chris left, because they're business partners in a production company outside of Axanar.
That's about it... I can't really think of anyone else off of the top of my head. But, with that said, crews change through attrition all of the time. It's common.
You're tired? 
